Bayesian Decision Theory and Stochastic Independence

Stochastic independence has a complex status in probability theory. It is not part of the definition of a probability measure, but it is nonetheless an essential property for the mathematical development of this theory. Bayesian decision theorists such as Savage can be criticized for being silent ab...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philippe Mongin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Publishing Association 2017-07-01
Series:Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
Online Access:http://arxiv.org/pdf/1707.08757v1